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...a rainy but enjoyable week in Ambleside in the Lake District for our silviculture module. They also couldn’t resist getting up into the treetops at Go Ape in Cannock Chase,...
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Forestry Apprenticeship: Your questions answered
...Our resident office dog, Ash, always comes to check up on us. Bringing it back to trees though, some of the veteran trees that we encounter are truly spectacular and...
From lumberjack to lumberjill: Why forestry isn't just for men.
...our beautiful outdoors, a wish to learn about putting the ‘right tree in the right place’ and – most importantly – a desire to create a landscape legacy for future...
The Forestry Commission’s new approach to consultation on forestry applications
...agrees to withdraw the 1984 Ministerial Direction on consultation of forestry applications. In a move to modernise and deliver efficient and effective decision making and accelerate tree planting rates, the...
Developing the means to manage woodlands
...Knowledge of and understanding pathways to actively managed woodlands Tree health issues and catastrophic weather events Environmental constraints such as access Time constraints on landowners The importance of – and...
Exploring ways of investing in nature
...change and biodiversity loss. There is lots of evidence about how trees and woodland sequester carbon from the atmosphere. But what about carbon sequestration in other types of habitat? What...
Funded woodland advice available through the PIES project
...in active management The Free Advisory Visit The free advice and site visit helps landowners to develop outline plans for existing woodlands, and plans and budgets for new tree planting....
Focusing on wild venison this British Game Week
...predators, there is more browsing pressure on woodland ground flora through deer consumption of tree shoots, shrubs and woody vegetation that sequester carbon. Increased wild deer management is therefore essential....
Ask an Apprentice 2024: Your Professional Forester Apprenticeship questions answered
...to hit 16% tree cover by 2050, we need more recruits! Take a look at the Institute of Chartered Foresters Job Board for current opportunities. Rob Is there a maximum...
How we’re using the power of the courts to clamp down on illegal felling
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Ancient woodland, Tree planting, Woodland management
...a change in that. Not only will the defendant need to replant the trees, but they need to maintain those trees for 10 years too. It’s fantastic to see the...
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